Shared Common Connection Factory

1. A system for sharing connections to an information system, comprising: a resource adapter for exposing capabilities in the information system; an application view specific to the resource adapter, the application view allowing a user to access the capabilities exposed by the resource adapter; and a shareable connection factory deployment providing a connection between the resource adapter and the information system, the shareable connection factory deployment connected to multiple resource adapters; wherein the system uses at least one processor.

2. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: an application programming interface providing functionality allowing the connection factory deployment to be shareable.

3. A system according to claim 1 , wherein: the shareable connection factory deployment is further adapted to provide a connection between any additional resource adapter and the information system.

4. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a managed bean for determining whether the shareable connection factory deployment is available to a resource adapter.

5. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a managed bean for determining the location of the shareable connection factory deployment.

6. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a user interface allowing the shareable connection factory deployment to be associated with the application view.

7. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a user interface allowing an additional shareable connection factory deployment to be created and associated with the application view.

8. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a repository for storing location information for each connection instance of the shareable connection factory deployment.

9. A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a deployment engine for deploying the application view.

10. A method for sharing connections to an information system, comprising: setting up a shareable connection factory deployment to manage connections to an information system; and referencing the shareable connection factory deployment when defining an application view to provide a user with access to the information system, the shareable connection factory deployment being connected to multiple resource adapters.

11. A system for sharing connections to an information system, comprising: means for setting up a shareable connection factory deployment to manage connections to an information system; and means for referencing the shareable connection factory deployment when defining an application view to provide a user with access to the information system, the shareable connection factory deployment being connected to multiple resource adapters; wherein the system uses at least one processor.

12. A computer-readable medium, comprising: means for setting up a shareable connection factory deployment to manage connections to an information system; and means for referencing the shareable connection factory deployment when defining an application view to provide a user with access to the information system, the shareable connection factory deployment being connected to multiple resource adapters.

13. A computer readable medium for execution by a server computer for sharing connections to an information system, comprising: computer code for setting up a shareable connection factory deployment to manage connections to an information system; and computer code for referencing the shareable connection factory deployment when defining an application view to provide a user with access to the information system, the shareable connection factory instance deployment being connected to multiple resource adapters.

14. A computer system comprising: a processor; code executed by said processor, said code configured to: set up a shareable connection factory deployment to manage connections to an information system; and reference the shareable connection factory deployment when defining an application view to provide a user with access to the information system, the shareable connection factory deployment being connected to multiple resource adapters.

15. A method for transmitting a computer data signal, comprising: transmitting a code segment including instructions to set up a shareable connection factory deployment to manage connections to an information system; and transmitting a code segment including instructions to reference the shareable connection factory deployment when defining an application view to provide a user with access to the information system, the shareable connection factory deployment being connected to multiple resource adapters.